Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1995.
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 1st of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.89 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.92 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,620 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,571 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,680 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 1.08 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 1st out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release